Host Jimmy Kimmel on Monday (March 13, 2023) was slammed for calling SS Rajamouli’s film “RRR” a “Bollywood” movie at the 95th Academy Awards. Kimmel, who is no stranger to Oscars controversy called ‘RRR’ a Bollywood movie which actually is a Tollywood movie in his opening monologue. Soon after the slip up, several people took to their social media accounts to slam the comedian, who returned for a third stint as Oscar host.
“Why are they stating as a ‘Bollywood Film’ when RRR is actually a Tollywood film? There is lack of representation in the Western world unfortunately. Shame on #TheAcademy!” a user wrote on Twitter.
“Not even 15 minutes in and Jimmy Kimmel called RR Bollywood ugh,” another user said.
Here are some of the reactions:
In 2017 as a host at the Oscars, Kimmel had incorrectly announced ‘La La Land’ as the winner of best picture.
He was then forced to navigate a tricky situation after the `La La Land` producers and cast took the stage to accept the Oscar, only for `Moonlight` to be then announced as the correct winner.
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